Introduction to
Peshawar airport:
It is known as Bacha Khan Airport named one of great leader
of KPK province. It is meeting all international standards almost, although
there is no hanger for giant airbus. It is the nearest international airport
from Islamabad round about 180 kilometers through motorway which took 1.5 hours
hardly. The airport is built in 1927 by British Empire the name Bacha khan is
recently changed in 2012. It is present in Peshawar city and 10 minutes distant
from center of the city. The city is given name “gateway to the east” because
it is way to China, Singapore, America and Europe. The airport gets international
status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul the flight is on
Pakistan international airline (PIA).
Importance and Scope
of airport:
Strategically it is present in the heart of Peshawar city
which is cultural center of KPK. Peshawar is also capital of KPK province as, the
international airport increases the worth of capital city due to frequent
visits of foreigners in capital. There are silk market, Bara market and china
market in Peshawar which are populated only due to Peshawar airport. Peshawar
is also known as “city of frontier” and located near Pak-Afghan border at Khyber
Pass in northwest due to this there is huge movement across the borders through
Peshawar international airport. It is located on crossroad central Asia and
South Asia which increases the importance another very famous route known as Silk
Road is also near to Peshawar which ultimately increases its importance.
Airlines and
Destinations in airport:
The international airlines operating in Bacha Khan are, Air
Blue, Gulf Air, PIA, Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad, Nas Air, Qatar air, Saudi
Air, RAK Air, and Shaheen Air. All of them are international and having few
specific major destinations which are as follows, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Dubai,
Bahrain, Riyadh, Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Muscat, Doha, and few other. The
cargo is held by Royal airlines towards Karachi and from Karachi.
Recommendation:
The foreigners and local travelers who wish to visit
northern areas and want some import export of automobile and Chinese items and
looking for flights for Pakistan than
Peshawar airport is best to land and take advantages of less rush and close to
northern areas and Afghan border as well.
